Graak wrote:
From what I've seen, the VIA C3 sucks fataly. A C3@1 GHz is comparable (remember, from the tests I've seen) to a Pentium II 400 MHz / K6-III 450 MHz.
I have an 800Mhz C3 in my Linux box. For interger related operations, it beats my K6-II 500Mhz by about 60%. It's floating point performance is on par with that K6-II. But that's not the point of the C3 line of processors. They were designed to work well with office-type applications while consuming less power and running cooler and quieter than an Intel or AMD processor. In that role, they work great. Who needs a 3Ghz windtunnel for word processing?
